Rokeby (Lovely Leather Binding)
by Scott, Walter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co. , 1813. FIFTH EDITION. Contemporary (original) full calf leather with 4 raised bands. Blind stamped decorations to spine with gilt tooling to the top, bottom and the bands. Titled "Scots Works" on spine along with the title of this book "Rokeby" in gilt lettering. The boards have decorative gilt borders and rulling with an unusual straight grain to the leather. All edges marbled. Gilt tooled border to inside edge behind boards. Marbled endsheets. Light sporadic foxing throughout as is usual with books this age. Moderate foxing. 413pp. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. A good gift. . Fifth Edition. Full Calf Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007258
- Title
- Rokeby (Lovely Leather Binding)
- Author
- Scott, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- John Ballantyne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1813
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...